Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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Rexburg, Idaho-based Madison Memorial Hospital launched a teleICU service in partnership with Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, KIFI Local News 8 reports.
The Alliance for Connected Care, a telehealth advocacy group, thinks the new HHS Secretary Alex Azar has what it takes to propel telehealth legislation forward, according to Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.
As telemedicine continues to play an ever-greater role in health care delivery, it is increasingly important that health systems and providers develop a strategy for implementing a telemedicine solution that can lead to scalable and sustainable growth.
Dave Skibinski, CEO of SnapMD
Though the details of the healthcare group Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway formed Tuesday are vague, some analysts are speculating telehealth, EHRs and the real-time tracking of health data may be the sectors it tackles first, according to Todd Campbell,…
Tyto Care, a telehealth company, raised $25 million in a recent financing round.
Williamsport, Pa.-based UPMC Susquehanna now offers inpatient endocrinology consultations to patients at Williamsport Regional Medical Center via telehealth, the health system confirmed Jan. 19.
Oscar Health, a New York City-based health insurance startup, said two-thirds of its interactions with members were virtual last year — up from 46 percent in 2016.
Health insurers are increasingly offering additional services, like telehealth, as part of their mobile app solutions in an effort to drive customers to their markets — and its working, according to CNBC.
Health Management Technology speaks with Teladoc's Dr. Alan Roga and other industry experts on predictions and primary focuses for the year to come.
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health entered into a five-year agreement with InTouch Health to develop several remote care applications, the telehealth vendor announced Jan. 25.